The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-16
The TENTH LORD FAIRFAX
A GENEROUS. GOOD HEARTED
CALIFORNIA PIONEER. /; ,
His KIadsess 10 a Foe Who Had
stabbed Hlm-An Illus
triOns Lineage.

SAN FRANCEco, Januuy l0-The
tenth Lori Fairfax, Charles SnoWden
Fairfax, was an early resident politi-
clan AID Office holder in Cali ornis.
The Fai lax family, of whom Charley
Fairfax, as he was iamiliarly styled
daring his residence in this State, was
: member, is one OF the most f.
nous Of England and America. A
y brief glAnOe at the history OF the
family may add interest 10 tue remi
niece noes ven below Of the residence
am NJ ia Of one Of its DISTINGUISHED
mempere. The principal Eoglish
home OF the family from the carries
times Of which there is ANY record
has been in the Anisy Of York, TIE
mans 10 Saxon. The original seat o.
the family was At Walton. The san
ior branch Of the Fairfax stock has
had its feat there T c'ntur es. Is
represent tives Afterwards bfcame the
VIscoun's Fairfax Of Gllling Cas-.
te. II ia now extinct. During
the war of the Roses Sir Gay
Fairfax, q YOU ger son and the Lord
Chiai Justice Of the Kings Bench,
established the renowned jlui1r
hTanch. Sir William Fairfax, grand
son If the Llri Chief Justica. added
much 10 the grestness Of the family.
His wnoiUg and marriage, IN 1918, with
Ishel ThwaileP, rare and radiant
beauty, were of peculiarly romantic
character. From thai auspicious
union sprang the statesmen and war
rioIs, The sGho airs aud poets, who have
shed lustsr ever new upon tue Fair
fax name. The results OF the union
were two sons, Thomas aud Gabriel.
Sir William di, d in 1888.
THH MEXICAN BRANCH.
From the eldest son, Thoma9, the
American, aud from the Youngest
d, Gabriel, the ENGLISH FairIaxs3
have sprung In 1927 Thomas was
raised 10 the peerase (having beeI
PREVIOUSLY knighted), becoming Baron
FairLix, Of Cameron, in the peerage OF
Scotland. The second Lord Fairfax
WIS Eerdinando. The third was
Tnonas, the q eat Lord Fairfax. Tho
fourth Lord Fairiax restored the dy-l
nasty Of the StuIts, aud died Me-
sember II, 1871. Henry Fairfax, SON
II the second and cousin Of the great
lord Fairfax, resigned his living and
died April 5, 1855. His two sons
were Thomas, the filth lord, and
Henry, whose son William ssttled IN
Virginia and became the ancestor a
Lhe American Fairfaxss. Roberts
seventh Lord Fairfax, succeeded I'd
the title on the death of his brother,
md died Ia 4793, leaving no heir Of
his bsdy. The title then desceuded
10 Brian, the eighth Lord Fairfax, the
friend OF Washington and and one III
me chtf mourners at his funeral. Hi4
claims 70 the poersge were recognised
BY the House OF Lords in 1900, bat
Ne never assumed IL. He died at
Monteagle In August, 1902. Thomas,
niuah Lord Fsirisx, of Belvoir and
Warehouse, Fairfax county, Virginia,
was orR in 1859 and died at Vaucluss
April II, l846. IL was his son, Charles
bnowden, tenth Lord Fairfax, born
March 4 500, who is spoken Of in the
beginning OF this article. The career
Of Lori Fairfax, or Charley Fairfax, in
California was An eventual one. He
was \ member OF the fifth session Of
Leg stature, which convened at Boni-
cha January J., 1854. but which al.
jourasd February 25th, to meet at Sac
ram nto, wherei was formal opened
on March ls.. Hs was the Speaker oil
the Assembly, representing Yuba
county, and a Dem crat.
A rOPsJAR SPEAKER.
Taught from bis infancy that ha
was a Fairfax, a Virginiau, aud the
descendant OF an illusGrous lineage, il
would b. supposed hat he would have
hk9n advantage OF his position, and
have be n naughty aud dctat0ria
ofiioar, but he was not. tie had q
pleasant voice, sufficient knowledge
OF parliamentary law and routine
business, and did we'll ss Speaker o.
the Hsue. Ia the Gnberna oria
OsmpaiEus throughout the S ate "Char
ley" was always to the front. HI
would follow the orator of the evening
wi b little DRY or dwell on som,
LEGAL mater in manner that would
SON place him solidly with the aud
enee. tie was Remarkably fine look
ing man, built like an inverted pyfa
mid from the armpits to his heels. ii,
avoid d the appearance of dressinetH
but Charley F,irfax always locke,
we'll, ven # he had his panta oons IL
his bouts, which was not al a togothe
Hnuul event. HIS funt OF auecdo
Wss remArks bic, his memory Ct name
and la0as infaliole, and, as a skirmlsh
er In \ political clmpaigo ia the hill
after tbs oraor OF the evening had LEI
the etunu. Fairfax was never equalsC
here H. held the office OF Ueik O
the Suprems Conr5 from 1857 to 1859
A year or two after his cleo ion he wa
the VEIN Of an unfortunate occ ur
rance, VIII ch shattered his life ant
which at the time was he overshado "
ing sensation Of the day.
wIFs's PRESENT.
Harvey Lee, KentuCkian by birth
was tie Supr me Court reporter
Spirited and Chiva tic himself, he va
led 10 or did bal eve tha. Fairfax, a
Clerk, was refusing him access 10 tn
atom va briefs and he judges Cd n
ions in cases determined Mr.. Lee ad
dfelsei n letter 10 the Assembly, theI
In syssion, and charged the Sipr M
Court Al d ils officers With oastlu,t nj
the reuorler in rights that he caimet
his Cficil position warranted. Tia
was the rain of powder that cause
the result following. Fairfax had beeI
shown Lees letter to the Assembly
and, chapcing n meet him in front O
the st. George Hotel at he capital, ad
drelstd nm snVriy. What laugu v
pawed Is unknown. Hot words wer,
used by moth parties, blow followed
a. d Lee Wnin ed ont the dirk from ,